Textiles Collection

The carpet in the back parlor.

The Persian rug in the front parlor.

The Kashan rug in the French Parlor.

Draperies in the French Parlor.

Needlework Stretcher in the Cochran girl’s bedroom.

This intricately sewn lace gown, with its crocheted high neck, is a style made popular by the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson, so prevalent that women who sported the clothing he drew became known as “Gibson Girls.” Gift of Ms. Mary Louise Hopson.

This intricately sewn lace gown, with its crocheted high neck, is a style made popular by the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson, so prevalent that women who sported the clothing he drew became known as “Gibson Girls.” Gift of Ms. Mary Louise Hopson.

Frankie Cochran wore this silk gown when she married Raymond Hill at her family’s home in 1920. A photograph of the bride standing at the window in the front parlor, holding a bouquet of white flowers, appeared in the Austin-American Statesman along with a write up about the wedding.

This ecru-colored tulle dress and veil belonged to Elizabeth Woodward Jones, who married Robert T. Jones on June 13, 1937. Gift of Litty Turner and Mary Lee Virden. 2016.14.02

This flag represents the service of James Henry Cochran and Thomas Beauford Cochran, Jr. during World War I. The flag, hand-sewn of blue, cream, and red canvas, hung from the balcony of the Cochran home throughout the war.